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Four-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton says he does not want to follow in the footsteps of rival Fernando Alonso in targeting motor racing's "triple crown" and try to win the Indianapolis 500 and...

Television star Jim Nabors has died at 87. Nabors died early Thursday morning, according to a Hawaii News Now report. A native of Alabama, Nabors also recorded more than two dozen albums with a rich,...

The Borg-Warner Trophy is leaving the United States for the first time in its 82-year history, traveling this week to Japan for a 15-day celebration of Takuma Sato's victory in the 101st Indianapolis...

What has been rumored for weeks became a reality on Wednesday as three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will join Team Penske new Acura Team Penske program that will begin racing in the...

Verizon IndyCar Series driver Sebastien Bourdais has been cleared to resume driving by Dr. Geoffrey Billows, IndyCar medical director, following his recovery from injuries suffered in a crash during...

F1 driver Fernando Alonso is not ruling out a switch to the Verizon IndyCar Series for 2018. Amid his frustration -- two points in 2017, no podiums since 2014 -- in the third year of McLaren-Honda's...

As Team Penske’s director of competition, Kyle Moyer understands the value of testing and how it is the first step toward success on the racetrack. That's one reason why he was chosen to oversee the...

After a full day of somewhat deliberate and laborious testing of the 2018 universal aero kit Tuesday, IndyCar test drivers Juan Pablo Montoya of Colombia and Oriol Servia of Spain gave a very positive...

It was a day of rejuvenation for the Verizon IndyCar Series on Tuesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as testing for the 2018 Dallara chassis was completed without any major issues. The sleek, new...

The highly anticipated initial test of the universal aero kits that will be used in the Verizon IndyCar Series beginning in 2018 was held Tuesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Two-time Indianapolis...

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The Indianapolis 500, also known as the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, is the annual Super Bowl of the IndyCar Series. It is traditionally run on Memorial Day weekend on the 2.5-mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind. The speedway dates back to 1909 and the race – originally called the International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – began in 1911. The race attracts more than 250,000 fans and reaches a worldwide television audience of 292 million households in 213 countries.